Effects of green algal mats on bivalves in a New England mud flat

Helgolander Meeresuntersuchungen

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-28

  Thiel, M ^a,b   Stearns, L M ^a   Watling, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN MARINE STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL MAT; GREEN ALGAL; MUD FLAT;

MAINE; USA;

BIVALVIA; GEMMA GEMMA; MACOMA BALTHICA; MYA ARENARIA;

EID: 0031761010     PISSN: 01743597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02908732     Document Type: Article

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